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Rooks County

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Rooks County, Kansas
115 N Walnut St
Stockton, KS 67669
Phone: (785) 425-6391
Fax: (785) 425-6015
www.rookscounty.net

In north-central KS, north of Hays; established Feb 26, 1867 from Kirwin Land District. Name Origin: For John Calvin Rooks (?-1862), soldier who died of wounds received at the Battle of Prairie Grove, AR.

Area (sq mi): 895.36 (land 888.34; water 7.02). Pop per sq mi: 6.00.
Pop 2005: 5,351. State rank: 68. Pop change: 2000-20005 -5.90%; 1990-2000 -5.90%. Pop 2000: 5,685 (White 96.50%; Black or African American 1.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.50%). Foreign born: 0.20%. Median age: 40.50.
Income 2000: per capita $15,588; median household $30,457; Pop below poverty level: 9.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,978-$24,236.
Unemployment 2004: 5.70%. Change from 2000: 2.90%. Median travel time to work: 15.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 18.30%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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The people of Damar, and all of Rooks County, take a lot of pride in their community and their history," says Mayor Brian Newell.
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Wichita, $45,000 to purchase and install a used horizontal baler; * Rooks County Landfill, Stockton, $40,000 to purchase a pickup, recycling trailers and educational materials; * Sunflower RC&D Area Inc.
 
 
 
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